Ron Smith

A New Era For Glory On The Horizon?

Western Australia is often referred to as “the wild West” due to its isolation, and its often very parochial stances on issues. When football became the first truly national sporting competition when Perth Glory was welcomed into the National Soccer

Podcast #78 – Ron Smith Discusses The Re-introduction of The AIS Football program, Should Government Be Bailing out Sport, and That Development Conundrum.

Not the Footy Show Podcast

It has been interesting to see how many podcasts have popped during this period of isolation, we thank all of your who have stayed loyal to us during this period. Remember you that you can subscribe for regular updates of

Time to Look at Quality Rather Than Quantity

The world of coaching has changed dramatically in the last 30 years. If the age-old quote that claimed your were not a good manager until you had been sacked is true there must be a hell of a lot of

Glory Fans A Lesson in Optimism

Football fans can be cruel, and there is no doubt that fans of other A-League clubs around the country will be enjoying watching Perth Glory rearranging the deckchairs on what has a appeared to be the unsinkable ship. We all

Don’t Be Fooled By Marketing Spin

We all know that marketers are the masters of changing facts to sell a product. There has been an advertisement airing featuring four of the Socceroos promoting the A-League sponsor and the league itself. The name of the advertisement and